Ryan Perfect
Rupert Murdoch ·
August 11, 2012 at 8:31pm
Thank God! Now we might have a real election on the great issues of the day. Paul Ryan almost perfect choice.
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Comments:
Jun '10
Re: Ryan Perfect
A man of many skills.
Jun '10
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Consider the choice confirmed.
Jan '11
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"Almost" perfect? Willing to share who you think would be better? Not looking for a fight. Just wondering.
Re: Ryan Perfect
To quote my favorite game show host from the latest Ricochet podcast: "Mitt Romney will name his vice-presidential choice this week, and it will surprise millions." That brings my correct political prognostication streak to one in a row.
Edited on August 11, 2012 at 9:06pmJan '11
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A perfect choice based on principle and ideological soundness, but an excellent way to lose the popular vote. With American politics becoming a version of American Idol, two white guys may not play to an increasingly diverse electorate. Should be interesting at least; and a principled loss is at least noble
Jun '10
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If "principle and ideological soundness" isn't the winning formula anymore, then God help us. We're too late to save the patient.
May '10
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Yes, perfect. And I recall asking about a year ago: what's the real difference between Romney, technocrat, bad( and Ryan, wonk, good? Turns out, nothing except spin and various baseless prejudices...
Jul '10
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Will played, Mr. Romney.
Jan '11
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Mel Foil #6 - exactly. I think this is the essential question this election. Will the population realize that there are fundamentally important structural issues that must be addressed, or will people fracture along lines of race and (theoretical) charisma? The questions are clear and the stakes are immense
Aug '10
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Funny, that. The last five American Idols were all white males.
Mar '11
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Which already makes you more accurate than Dick Morris.
Jun '10
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Douglas
Which already makes you more accurate than Dick Morris. ·
It's not how well you can predict the result. It's how creative you can be in explaining your prediction. Notice that Morris has news consultant gigs, and we don't.
May '11
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Every NEA school teacher will show that photo to the little kiddies and tell them Paul Ryan killed Bambi's father.
May '11
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Bring on the Eddie Munster jokes!
Apr '11
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Pat Sajak: To quote my favorite game show host from the latest Ricochet podcast: "Mitt Romney will name his vice-presidential choice this week, and it will surprise millions." That brings my correct political prognostication streak to one in a row. · 1 hour ago
Edited 1 hour ago
It surprised millions, but not everybody. Good call Pat.
Dec '10
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I love how the pick made Ezra Klein (who pays that guy, anyway?) into a total imbecile. He called it a "desperate pick". This is exactly wrong. This is a bold pick. Not a pick for the campaign, but a pick for the administration.
Bold prediction: 0 debates.
I think the Obama camp will put so many demands on the debates, especially debate moderators, that the debates won't happen. We are going to hear absurd names being floated as moderators. Gwen Ifill will be too mainstream.
Aug '12
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I would not have minded seeing a reverse ticket of Ryan on top with Romney as VP, but the electorate voiced their choice in the primaries. All of the hollering for Ryan to enter the primaries, him being coy and thinking he would be more influential at his (then) current position (and not wanting to be subjected to the "ahem" exam in a national campaign), and now he's on the big stage. He may lead an interesting life now. Let's see if he gets Palinized.
It really wasn't a "bold" choice for Romney, as Mitt has built a solid relationship with Ryan and they turn out to be birds of a feather.
Aug '12
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Oh, and just on the solidity of who they choose for VP should make Mitt the choice for President. I still can't believe Obama does not get more criticism for choosing Del-unaware Joe. And he will keep him for another 4 years unless there is a surprise announcement at the conventionl
Mar '11
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BTW, while I agree that Ryan is a great pick, and this election should be about "the issues of the day", as Rupert puts it, we're also counting on a serious electorate that wants a race on "the issues" while being honest enough to weigh the actual arguments. And let's face it, that hasn't always been the case in American elections. Sometimes, demagoguery works, and we have to face the possibility that that Obama could very well win on the "Ryan wants to kill grandma" theme. It worked for FDR, it worked for LBJ, it worked for Clinton, and it worked for Obama during the first go-round
Mar '11
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It's only perfect if they win.